NHER 17706 (Building record) - Whitehouse Farm cart shed
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Summary
The thatched cart shed that stands here dates to the medieval or post medieval period. It is an intersting structure because several of the the beams used in its construction feature carvings of ships.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOMERTON, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Thatched barn, with beams incised with graffiti of many different kinds of sailing ships.
Information from [1]. See [2].
E. Rose (NAU), 28 October 1981.
[3] says the carvings, of three and fourmaster ships, are in a small thatched cart shed, and not in the barns which it is proposed to convert to housing.
E. Rose (NAU), 22 June 1987.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (2)
- INSCRIBED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- INSCRIBED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Dec 11 2007 1:43PM